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Another faux coral bead question --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-18 17:59 ) (64 reads) file img

Re: Another faux coral bead question --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-18 18:01 ) (42 reads) file img
- Re: Re: Another faux coral bead question --- JP ( 2021-09-25 19:19 ) (15 reads) file img
Oops, duplicate, sorry! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-18 18:02 ) (21 reads) file img
Re: Another Faux Coral Bead --- Beadman ( 2021-09-21 10:30 ) (29 reads)
- Re: Re: Another Faux Coral Bead --- Beadman ( 2021-09-21 10:56 ) (26 reads)
- I found it. --- Beadman ( 2021-09-21 11:00 ) (31 reads) link

Yay! A cloisonne bat bead, at last! --- beadiste ( 2021-09-15 19:33 ) (84 reads) link file img

Other uncommon motifs on this necklace include a morning glory and a koi --- beadiste ( 2021-09-15 19:36 ) (40 reads)
- Re: ..., and a koi. --- Beadman ( 2021-09-17 01:23 ) (54 reads) file img
  - Chinese cloisonne koi beads --- beadiste ( 2021-09-24 13:44 ) (22 reads) file img
  - Chinese cloisonne koi beads (duplicate post) --- beadiste ( 2021-09-24 13:44 ) (17 reads) file img
    - Re: Chinese cloisonne koi beads - more pix --- beadiste ( 2021-09-24 13:45 ) (24 reads) file img
      - Thank You! (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-09-25 12:36 ) (1 reads)
Re: Yay! A cloisonne bat bead, at last! --- karavanserai ( 2021-09-21 01:26 ) (23 reads)

Gobi agate beads --- frank ( 2021-09-09 10:54 ) (125 reads) file img

Almost "organic" feeling --- Rosanna ( 2021-09-11 09:05 ) (42 reads)
This material is GREAT! (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-09-11 16:37 ) (17 reads)
I got one! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-20 09:10 ) (48 reads) file img
- Re: I got one! --- frank ( 2021-09-21 21:06 ) (29 reads)

"Mille Crumb" beads with Powder Glass Centers --- Rosanna ( 2021-09-18 14:20 ) (66 reads) file img

Re: African Powderglass Decorated with Venetian Crumbs --- Beadman ( 2021-09-18 15:42 ) (42 reads)
- more African Powderglass Decorated with Venetian Crumbs --- napoleone ( 2021-09-18 22:54 ) (45 reads) file img
  - Re: more African Powderglass Decorated with Venetian Crumbs --- Beadman ( 2021-09-19 01:17 ) (41 reads)

turquoise colour faience discs with several holes --- stefany ( 2021-09-15 03:17 ) (82 reads)

Re: turquoise colour faience discs with several holes --- alipersia ( 2021-09-16 06:20 ) (63 reads) file img
- I love these! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-18 18:05 ) (16 reads)
Re: Faience Discs with Multiple Holes --- Beadman ( 2021-09-17 01:18 ) (37 reads)

turquoise beads --- nishedha ( 2021-08-14 07:13 ) (243 reads) file img

Re: Turquoise Beads --- Beadman ( 2021-08-16 05:49 ) (122 reads)
- Re: Re: Thank you, Beadman --- nishedha ( 2021-08-16 09:49 ) (89 reads)
  - Please, Danny --- nishedha ( 2021-08-16 09:50 ) (87 reads)
    - Re: Please, Danny --- lopacki ( 2021-08-16 18:07 ) (101 reads)
      - :-( --- nishedha ( 2021-08-17 08:36 ) (44 reads)
        
        Re: test & pics --- nishedha ( 2021-08-17 09:15 ) (114 reads) file img
        
        Re: Re: extra pics --- nishedha ( 2021-08-17 09:18 ) (87 reads) file img
        
        Re: Re: Re: extra pics --- nishedha ( 2021-08-17 09:18 ) (86 reads) file img
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: extra pics --- lopacki ( 2021-08-17 13:50 ) (106 reads)
        
        Oh, no! --- nishedha ( 2021-08-18 02:06 ) (107 reads)
        
        Re: Oh, no! --- petrusgeorgius ( 2021-08-18 02:54 ) (105 reads)
        
        Helpful advice, thank you! (no text) --- nishedha ( 2021-08-19 01:51 ) (45 reads)
        
        Even the experts get fooled sometimes.... --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-18 17:10 ) (10 reads) file img
        
        Re: Re: test & pics --- AnneLFG ( 2021-09-14 22:17 ) (42 reads)
        Re: Re: test & pics --- AnneLFG ( 2021-09-16 14:41 ) (43 reads) link img
        
        Re: Re: Re: test & pics --- nishedha ( 2021-09-17 11:56 ) (27 reads)

Fancy beads from Venice --- napoleone ( 2021-09-16 12:54 ) (64 reads) file img

Very nice beads Giorgio! (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-09-17 00:57 ) (11 reads)
Gorgeous, miniature works of art! (no text) --- Rosanna ( 2021-09-18 14:23 ) (9 reads)

Amsterdam 'Tribal jewelry and textiles fair 25 -26 sept' --- karavanserai ( 2021-09-15 18:35 ) (47 reads)

Need more of these beads (Krobo faux coral tubes) --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-12 16:10 ) (82 reads) file img

That shape is unusual --- Rosanna ( 2021-09-13 10:18 ) (42 reads)
Here's a pictorial about these Nigerian beads�if anyone is interested. --- Beadman ( 2021-09-13 12:57 ) (59 reads) link
- And there's ONE bead like mine a couple posts down from you thread!. --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-14 17:43 ) (34 reads) file img

Celebrating Russ Nobbs today! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-04 15:26 ) (129 reads) file img

And a link to Russ's Pinterest account --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-04 15:34 ) (57 reads)
- Russ was the first person to tell me of the existence of Pinterest! --- Joyce ( 2021-09-05 11:44 ) (32 reads)
I really miss Russ a lot! The world is a poorer place without him. (no text) --- beadman ( 2021-09-04 17:23 ) (18 reads)
Re: Celebrating Russ Nobbs today! --- Paula E ( 2021-09-04 20:12 ) (49 reads)
- Let Polly know! (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-06 15:47 ) (12 reads)
- Your comment has been forwarded! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-06 15:52 ) (26 reads)
  - Re: Your comment has been forwarded! (no text) --- Joyce ( 2021-09-13 01:09 ) (10 reads)
  - Remembering Russ --- Joyce ( 2021-09-13 01:18 ) (18 reads)
Celebrating Russ Nobbs --- Joyce ( 2021-09-05 11:42 ) (40 reads)
Uncle Russ always brings a smile --- Rosanna ( 2021-09-05 14:08 ) (59 reads) file img
- I own two of those Russ beads! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-09-06 15:04 ) (34 reads)
Thank you! --- Logan ( 2021-09-06 06:40 ) (34 reads)

Bead Shows are Baaaack! Bead & Design Show, Concord, CA --- Rosanna ( 2021-08-20 22:12 ) (136 reads) file img

latest bead jewellery trends?? --- stefany ( 2021-07-26 10:29 ) (208 reads)

Same here! --- Luann Udell ( 2021-08-11 14:09 ) (87 reads)

Interesting Color Combo - Rare? --- Rosanna ( 2021-08-06 11:22 ) (210 reads) file img

Those are.fun and I haven�t seen them before! (no text) --- Joyce ( 2021-08-09 05:37 ) (38 reads)

lovely clay beads I've never seen before --- lindabd ( 2021-07-29 20:53 ) (213 reads) file img

I have some of these - also recently acquired --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-30 11:19 ) (105 reads)
Re: lovely clay beads I've never seen before --- JP ( 2021-07-30 20:24 ) (138 reads)
- John has a good memory! --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-31 11:45 ) (108 reads) file img
  - Wow! Hat's off to both of you - and thank you!!! (no text) --- lindabd ( 2021-07-31 12:13 ) (39 reads)

Bakelite and Faturan Beads in 1922 - 1923 --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-26 11:27 ) (198 reads) file img

Re: Bakelite and Faturan Beads in 1922 - 1923 --- stefany ( 2021-07-26 14:55 ) (114 reads)
Re: Bakelite and Faturan Beads in 1922 - 1923 --- homj ( 2021-07-27 12:06 ) (98 reads)
Re: Bakelite and Faturan Beads in 1922 - 1923 --- homj ( 2021-07-27 12:06 ) (93 reads)
- Bravo and Merci, Marie-Jos�! --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-27 18:43 ) (87 reads)
Link --- Beadman ( 2021-07-29 14:08 ) (87 reads)
- Another Link --- Beadman ( 2021-07-29 14:13 ) (71 reads)
- Lots of mythology, little documentation --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-30 11:31 ) (95 reads)

chinese mala --- napoleone ( 2021-07-25 12:10 ) (187 reads) file img

Re: Chinese Prayer Strand --- Beadman ( 2021-07-26 08:49 ) (122 reads)
- Re: Re: Chinese Prayer Strand --- napoleone ( 2021-07-27 09:59 ) (115 reads)
  - Qing? Sorry, not possible. --- Beadman ( 2021-07-29 15:00 ) (101 reads)
    - Wow! Great! Thank you Jamey (no text) --- napoleone ( 2021-07-30 09:53 ) (39 reads)

unusual chevron --- JP ( 2021-05-28 09:33 ) (549 reads) file img

Empty of Content! --- Beadman ( 2021-05-28 10:45 ) (211 reads)
Re: A Very Unusual Chevron Bead --- Beadman ( 2021-05-28 10:47 ) (219 reads)
- Re: Re: A Very Unusual Chevron Bead --- JP ( 2021-05-28 18:38 ) (212 reads) file img
  - My thoughts on your bead --- Art ( 2021-05-29 00:14 ) (178 reads)
    - Re: My thoughts on your bead --- JP ( 2021-05-29 14:35 ) (166 reads)
      - Re: Re: My thoughts on your bead --- AnneLFG ( 2021-06-09 00:24 ) (113 reads)
        
        Re: Re: Re: My thoughts on your bead --- JP ( 2021-06-10 22:46 ) (92 reads)
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: My thoughts on your bead --- AnneLFG ( 2021-07-25 16:29 ) (78 reads) link img
      - no content error (no text) --- AnneLFG ( 2021-06-09 00:25 ) (51 reads)
      - No Content Glitch Sorry! (no text) --- AnneLFG ( 2021-06-09 00:25 ) (54 reads)
  - Re: A Very Unusual Chevron Bead --- Beadman ( 2021-05-29 15:03 ) (143 reads)
    - Re: Re: A Very Unusual Chevron Bead --- JP ( 2021-05-29 21:27 ) (132 reads)
      - Re: Re: Re: A Very Unusual Chevron Bead --- Beadman ( 2021-05-30 06:31 ) (139 reads)
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: A Very Unusual Chevron Bead --- JP ( 2021-05-30 11:24 ) (125 reads)
Wow... --- uwe ( 2021-05-29 04:06 ) (119 reads)
Re: unusual chevron/Similar Chevron --- AnneLFG ( 2021-06-09 01:00 ) (158 reads)
- This is the SAME bead (!). (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-06-12 16:07 ) (54 reads)
Mind blowing. I really love this bead because of the teal colors, one of my favorite and rare!! (no text) --- rosetta ( 2021-07-07 23:01 ) (39 reads)
Mind blowing. I really love this bead because of the teal colors, one of my favorite and rare!! (no text) --- rosetta ( 2021-07-07 23:05 ) (33 reads)

Crumb bead ID? --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-22 11:09 ) (161 reads) file img

Edo crumb bead? --- Hans ( 2021-07-22 11:55 ) (96 reads) file img
- Re: Edo? --- Beadman ( 2021-07-22 19:51 ) (94 reads)

many new words for beads frequently added to the Vocabulary --- stefany ( 2021-07-21 01:48 ) (85 reads)

Re: many new words for beads frequently added to the Vocabulary --- petrusgeorgius ( 2021-07-21 02:27 ) (71 reads)
- Re: Re: many new words for beads frequently added to the Vocabulary --- stefany ( 2021-07-22 04:10 ) (52 reads)
- i will include your 2 alternative spellings in the Breton language when i next do some updating! (no text) --- stefany ( 2021-07-22 04:22 ) (40 reads)

Zoom presentation on plastic imitations of organic materials - Aug. 4, 7 PM PDT --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-21 17:17 ) (84 reads) file img

ID please --- chywon ( 2021-07-18 04:18 ) (170 reads) file img

Re: ID please --- chywon ( 2021-07-18 04:25 ) (113 reads) file img
This is a recent imitation of a zi, usually misidentified as being from a "meteorite." (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-07-19 17:19 ) (29 reads)

bead id help --- lindabd ( 2021-07-12 10:10 ) (231 reads) file img

"fancy millefiori" --- napoleone ( 2021-07-12 12:09 ) (152 reads) file img
- BOOM! Thank you! (no text) --- lindabd ( 2021-07-12 19:51 ) (39 reads)
- BOOM! Thank you! (no text) --- lindabd ( 2021-07-12 19:52 ) (30 reads)
A past discussion� --- Joyce ( 2021-07-12 22:21 ) (100 reads)
- Just what I was looking for. Thank you Joyce! (no text) --- lindabd ( 2021-07-14 10:12 ) (31 reads)
Pende mask --- Hans06 ( 2021-07-13 00:07 ) (88 reads)
Horn vs. bone? --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-13 08:43 ) (79 reads)
- I don't think horn Rosanna...unless it's a horn I've not seen before.. (no text) --- lindabd ( 2021-07-14 20:25 ) (37 reads)
Re: bead id help --- petrusgeorgius ( 2021-07-13 11:44 ) (83 reads)
- Wart hog tusk is another possibility - REVISED --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-14 11:34 ) (64 reads)
  - Pix of my Pende maskette --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-14 13:02 ) (92 reads) file img
    - Re: Pix of my Pende maskette --- lindabd ( 2021-07-14 20:35 ) (66 reads)
    - The Pende Face Pendants I have seen have been elephant ivory. (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-07-15 13:37 ) (39 reads)
      - Agreed - see revised comment above (no text) --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-15 16:20 ) (39 reads)
  - Fun Warthog facts --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-14 16:16 ) (70 reads) file img
  - Thank you for the interesting reference article! (no text) --- lindabd ( 2021-07-14 21:06 ) (36 reads)
- Re: Re: bead id help --- lindabd ( 2021-07-14 20:29 ) (59 reads)
- Warthog ivory beads --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-15 17:08 ) (93 reads) file img

Modern Green Hearts --- Karlis ( 2021-07-09 11:44 ) (182 reads) file img

Re: Modern Green Hearts --- Hans06 ( 2021-07-10 05:14 ) (122 reads)
- Re: Re: Modern Green Hearts --- Hans ( 2021-07-10 05:42 ) (132 reads) file img
- Re: Re: Modern Green Hearts --- Karlis ( 2021-07-10 15:23 ) (130 reads)
  - Re: Re: Re: Modern Green Hearts --- Hans06 ( 2021-07-13 02:19 ) (93 reads)

Call for short bead articles for The Bead Forum --- Rosanna ( 2021-07-04 18:38 ) (132 reads) file img

Cloisonne dragon beads --- beadiste ( 2021-06-20 10:18 ) (188 reads) file img

Re: Cloisonne Dragon Beads --- Beadman ( 2021-06-21 12:25 ) (120 reads)
- Re: Cloisonne Dragon Bead --- Beadman ( 2021-06-28 14:58 ) (88 reads) file img
So they arrived . . . one bead is special --- beadiste ( 2021-07-03 16:24 ) (96 reads) file img

motto beads illustrated in the current BSGB journal --- Stefany ( 2021-06-15 14:48 ) (193 reads)

Re: motto beads illustrated in the current BSGB journal --- Stefany ( 2021-06-15 15:25 ) (122 reads) file
- Image ? Here --- Beadman ( 2021-06-18 12:38 ) (114 reads) file img
  - thanks Jamey (no text) --- Stefany ( 2021-06-19 02:46 ) (44 reads)
A beauty in Umbria: Deruta Majolica Beads and Buttons --- Divedog ( 2021-06-18 06:55 ) (150 reads) file img
- Re: A beauty in Umbria: Deruta Majolica Beads and Buttons --- Divedog ( 2021-06-18 06:57 ) (75 reads) file img
  - Re: Re: A beauty in Umbria: Deruta Majolica Beads and Buttons --- Divedog ( 2021-06-18 06:59 ) (75 reads) file img
    - Re: Re: Re: A beauty in Umbria: Deruta Majolica Beads and Buttons --- Divedog ( 2021-06-18 07:00 ) (72 reads) file img
      - Re: Re: Re: Re: A beauty in Umbria: Deruta Majolica Beads and Buttons --- Divedog ( 2021-06-18 07:00 ) (67 reads) file img
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A beauty in Umbria: Deruta Majolica Beads and Buttons --- Divedog ( 2021-06-18 07:02 ) (69 reads) file img
The Fuseruola --- Divedog ( 2021-06-18 07:25 ) (70 reads)
- How they are currently made --- Divedog ( 2021-06-18 07:39 ) (71 reads) file img
  - Re: How they are currently made --- Divedog ( 2021-06-18 07:54 ) (64 reads) file img
- Re: The Fuseruola - NOT Spindle Whorl --- Stefany ( 2021-06-19 02:54 ) (67 reads)
Summing- Up --- Beadman ( 2021-06-18 12:50 ) (82 reads)
Re: motto beads illustrated in the current BSGB journal --- Paula E ( 2021-06-28 12:28 ) (71 reads) file img

Chinese cloisonne beads from the late 1970s --- beadiste ( 2021-06-07 10:01 ) (203 reads) file img

Nice score!! (no text) --- Rosanna ( 2021-06-07 10:15 ) (53 reads)
Sorry, duplicate message error... (no text) --- Rosanna ( 2021-06-08 06:24 ) (47 reads)
Congrats! Wonderful find! (no text) --- Joyce ( 2021-06-08 22:21 ) (49 reads)
Re: Chinese cloisonne beads from the late 1970s/ Lovely! Congrats! (no text) --- AnneLFG ( 2021-06-08 23:54 ) (49 reads)
Bird beads on Ebay --- beadiste ( 2021-06-15 09:06 ) (144 reads) file img
- Very cute! --- Beadman ( 2021-06-16 15:09 ) (91 reads)
- Example of a typical JingFa bird from the 70s-80s --- beadiste ( 2021-06-19 20:57 ) (100 reads) file img

the Bead Vocabulary - my Lockdown Project!! --- Stefany ( 2021-06-16 01:01 ) (172 reads)

Re: the Bead Vocabulary - my Lockdown Project!! additions- --- Stefany ( 2021-06-19 03:02 ) (88 reads)

evil eye beads --- sammitenn ( 2021-06-06 02:35 ) (229 reads) file img

These are Turkish, and could span quite a few decades. (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-06-06 10:23 ) (66 reads)
From my 1996 calendar --- Beadman ( 2021-06-06 10:36 ) (130 reads) file img
Re: evil eye beads --- Karlis ( 2021-06-13 02:20 ) (116 reads) file img

Obidome Champleve Dragon Peacock, Cloisonne Crane China 1930s? --- beadiste ( 2021-06-12 14:01 ) (108 reads) file img

1930s, 1940s, or 1960s? Got an opinion? --- beadiste ( 2021-06-12 14:05 ) (51 reads)

look out for a gold rosary going cheap? --- Stefany ( 2021-05-24 12:37 ) (213 reads)

I could only find these pictures --- karavanserai ( 2021-05-25 11:18 ) (166 reads) file img
Re: look out for a gold rosary going cheap?/Rip Off Creeps --- AnneLFG ( 2021-06-09 01:20 ) (88 reads)

Robert Liu? Paddy Kan? Visit to Beijing cloisonne bead workshop --- beadiste ( 2021-06-05 09:17 ) (153 reads)

Re: Robert Liu & Paddy Kan --- Beadman ( 2021-06-05 11:07 ) (127 reads)
- Thanks, Jamey. It was more of a short filler piece than a full article. --- beadiste ( 2021-06-05 12:58 ) (88 reads)
  - Robert says he did not cover cloisonn� with Paddy Kan. (no text) --- Beadman ( 2021-06-06 21:22 ) (56 reads)
    - Thanks, Jamey. (no text) --- beadiste ( 2021-06-07 09:59 ) (46 reads)

Large Older Jade Bi Disk --- Art ( 2021-05-31 12:37 ) (214 reads) file img

Reminds me of pit-fired pottery (in a good way) (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2021-05-31 19:57 ) (52 reads)
Soo Chow --- o2 dark ( 2021-06-01 04:51 ) (135 reads)

A Bead --- Art ( 2021-05-21 14:06 ) (295 reads) file img

Splashy! --- Joyce ( 2021-05-22 07:39 ) (114 reads)
- Snakes / Eyes --- Art ( 2021-05-24 12:14 ) (146 reads) file img
  - Since earth tones are my faves - the tan/white/black one is quite delicious! (no text) --- Rosanna ( 2021-05-24 12:27 ) (60 reads)
    - Absolutely Swelligant! (no text) --- Joyce ( 2021-05-26 21:18 ) (66 reads)
- Others --- Art ( 2021-05-24 12:16 ) (134 reads) file img
Re: Here Comes the Sun --- AnneLFG ( 2021-05-23 22:00 ) (101 reads)
Re: A Bead --- JP ( 2021-05-25 21:39 ) (115 reads)
Thanks for sharing these beauties! --- Joyce ( 2021-05-26 21:26 ) (101 reads)

Scottish Early Medieval Site: "When are glass beads from a Pictish site not Pictish?" edited again --- AnneLFG ( 2021-05-18 15:46 ) (153 reads) link img

Bravo Anne! a response --- Stefany ( 2021-05-19 10:18 ) (71 reads)
- Re: Bravo Anne! a response Link for Stefany Tomalin Beads: Hx --- AnneLFG ( 2021-05-19 17:44 ) (68 reads)

Dissections of "cherry amber" phenolic resin beads --- Rosanna ( 2021-05-14 18:40 ) (155 reads) file img

Re: Dissections of "cherry amber" phenolic resin beads/interesting --- AnneLFG ( 2021-05-18 14:10 ) (82 reads)
- I can only comment on beads I heat-treated myself --- Rosanna ( 2021-05-18 15:46 ) (67 reads)
  - Re: I can only comment on beads I heat-treated myself/Thanks! (no text) --- AnneLFG ( 2021-05-18 16:42 ) (58 reads)
Awesome, Rosanna! Thanks! (no text) --- beadiste ( 2021-05-19 09:46 ) (47 reads)

Scottish Site: "When are glass beads from a Pictish site not Pictish? no content (no text) --- AnneLFG ( 2021-05-18 14:28 ) (74 reads)

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